Following a near two-year rehab from a knee injury, former Auburn Tiger [autotag]Chance Westry[/autotag] has been cleared to take the court again with the Syracuse Orange.
The former No. 37 prospect in the 2022 class, Westry started his career under [autotag]Bruce Pearl[/autotag] as a Tiger. Unfortunately the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania native failed to capitalize on his high school hype following a preseason injury that forced him to miss over 60% of Auburn’s games during the 2022-23 season.
In the 11 games Westry did suit up for, he played just 9.3 minutes per contest, scoring just over one field goal a game. The 6-6 forward entered the portal after the disappointing 2022, taking his talents up north to join the Syracuse Orange. He once again injured himself in 2023 but has now been cleared for basketball activities well ahead of the 2024-2025 campaign.
Still with multiple years of eligibility left, the former Tiger told pennlive.com he feels he is in the best spot of his college career. “This season is big for me. I have high expectations of myself and am glad to be back where I was at a year ago before surgery. I’m ready to play the best basketball of my life.”
While Westry’s time on the Plains is over and he is unlikely to play against the Tigers unless the two programs match up in the postseason or ACC/SEC Challenge, the former No. 7 recruit from Arizona finally has the chance to display his talent for the Orange. We’ll see how big of a rotation piece he is for head coach Adrian Autry when Syracuse tips off its season in late November.
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